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>why Netflix didn't use a POWER machine for its higher memory throughput. Probably because there is no POWER9/10 option available from AWS and Netflix is a hea
by vvladymyrov 9y ago
>why Netflix didn't use a POWER machine for its higher memory throughput.
Probably because there is no POWER9/10 option available from AWS and Netflix is a heavy user of AWS.
- wickberg 9y agoThe Netflix Open Connect appliances are custom-built hardware they send out to ISPs. [1] As evidenced by their heroic efforts to tunes performance[2], and their careful choice of hardware[3], they could certainly deploy POWER if they chose to. [1] https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ [2] https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/cdb51dda3b99 https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/cdb51dda3b99 [3] https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/hardware/ https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/hardware/